About
Born in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1977. MIRAI is a Japanese artist working between Japan and Malaysia.
Selected History
- May 20264th International Coloring Festival “TSUMUGU” — Grand Opening
- Aug 2025Ha-Art Museum — Solo ExhibitionKagawa, Japan · 2-month exhibition
- Apr 20253rd International Coloring Contest
- Dec 2024Certified as Peace Artist — USA-Japan Earth Access Committee (EAC)
- Nov 20242nd International Coloring Contest
- Jul 2024LEXUS Malaysia — Prestige Exhibition
- Apr 2024Solo Exhibition ×2 / 1st International Coloring Contest
- Oct 2023Artworks donated to an orphanage in Malaysia, with supporters from Japan
- Aug 2023Solo Exhibition — Gifu, Japan
- 2020Began painting
Recognition
In December 2024, MIRAI was certified as a Peace Artist by the USA-Japan Earth Access Committee (EAC) — a recognition of her dedication to spreading love, harmony, and healing through art across borders.
Exhibitions & Press
LEXUS Malaysia · Sunsuria Forum (solo & charity) · Ha-Art Museum (solo, Kagawa) · Sin Chew Daily / China Press (Apr 2024) · my9deTRAVEL No.14 (feature, Jul 2024) · WEEKLY MTOWN (cover, Apr 2024)
Artist Statement
She moves the brush as guided —
and when she becomes aware, the painting is complete.
What is painted is the energy needed for that moment.
In MIRAI's work, there is no intention from the artist. No composition. No vision of the finished piece. Not even her own intuition.
In deep silence, she receives color and form from the universe — following those subtle sensations, moving the brush as guided, she finds the painting complete before she realizes it.
What is painted is the energy needed for that moment, that person, that space.
MIRAI releases her ego, placing each brushstroke quietly, as if to bridge the invisible world and the canvas.
In every one of MIRAI's works, a single character is always present: 施 — offering / Giving. "To give without seeking return. To circulate love and joy through the world."
This is MIRAI's own philosophy, and her mission to pass the light she receives on to the world. That is why her works do more than decorate a wall — they attune the energy of a space and the people within it, creating a quiet resonance.
MIRAI also hosts the international coloring festival “MIRAI no IRO no WA.” Coloring, toward a world filled with love and joy. mirainoironowa.com